So many steps are involved in manufacturing a new product in China, it is easy to lose sight of the whole project. After working with hundreds of importers, we have noticed that very few companies have a strong plan. Nearly all skip … [Read more...]
Dongguan Factories: Is there Light at the End of the Tunnel?
Dongguan city is just North of Shenzhen, yet it is a different city in nearly every respect. As I pointed out last week, there is no real center. Dongguan is composed of 32 towns that are quite spread out (going from one side of Dongguan … [Read more...]
How To Know if Your China Factory Is Good?
I hear buyers talk about their "good suppliers" and their "bad suppliers", yet they are often unable to pinpoint what makes them "good" or "bad". Maybe one factory has better "systems". But few buyers actually take the time to look into … [Read more...]
How To Cooperate With Your Chinese Supplier, Part 19: The 3 Major Risks for Amazon FBA Sellers in China
By Fabien Gaussorgues Selling on Amazon has been attracting more than 100,000 new companies a year! The 'Fulfillment By Amazon' (FBA) model is particularly interesting. However, we see the same issues coming back again and again. Here … [Read more...]
Manufacturing Sectors of Dongguan, District by District
Foreign buyers often mention "Dongguan" without realizing how diverse that city is. It is actually a collection of loosely-connected districts: Source: Wikipedia I got some info from Wikipedia and asked my team for on-the-ground … [Read more...]
The Evolution of Hong Kong Trade Shows
Last weekend I visited the Hong Kong Museum of History in Tsim Sha Tsui East. I love to look at old photos and try to imagine how things were back then. Here is what the Hong Kong trade show looked like in the late 1960s (there were … [Read more...]
Why Chinese Factories Focus on Inspection, Not Improvement
In an article I wrote on the CMC blog (China Manufacturing Quality Control: Cost Case Study), I broke down the typical costs of the quality organization in a medium-size Chinese factory. I addressed 2 common misconceptions: To reach … [Read more...]
How To Cooperate With Your Chinese Supplier, Part 20: Sending Money to a Chinese Factory: Don’t Get Confused
I noticed that two topics are particularly frustrating to importers, when it comes to paying Chinese factories. One is the ever-changing company names. And the other is the need to send a bank slip after a wire. They are tightly linked, … [Read more...]
HuaQiangBei in the Electronics Supply Chain
Last week, a journalist asked me questions about the electronics market located around HuaQiangBei road in the center of Shenzhen. If you have an interest in the electronics industry (and electronic components are embedded in more and … [Read more...]
Shenzhen, the Best City in China for Manufacturing?
Many Hong Kong people still shiver when they hear "Shenzhen". It used to be a very poor patch of land along their border with the mainland. Unsurprisingly, Hong Kong people were seen as an easy target for Shenzhen criminals. But things have … [Read more...]
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